Unreal Engine 5 C++: Create Custom Editor Tools

0.Modules

what

• Modules enforce good code separation
• All modules require a  [ModuleName].Build.cs
• Outside modules can be included by adding them to the Build.cs file

(we often need to include header files, but oftentimes those header files will be located in a different module, and to access those files, we need to add the module name to the build.cs file.)

1. Create an empty plugin (a blank uplugin)

Name

The name for plugin could not be changed !!!

"LoadingPhase":

"PreDefault"/ "Default"

PreDefault会在游戏模块之前加载

Type

对Game code产生影响的插件选择runtime的type，这里的SuperManager插件选择“Editor"Type

2. Creat Asset Action Utility C++ (renamed QuickAssetActions)

AssetActionUtility

ActorActionUtility

header file put into public

cpp file into private

3.调用头文件

在源文件中，使用#include指令来包含头文件。

Outside modules can be included by adding them to the Build.cs file  如下

		PrivateIncludePaths.AddRange(
			new string[] {
		    System.IO.Path.GetFullPath(Target.RelativeEnginePath)+"/Source/Editor/Blutility/Private"
			//"D:\\Epic Games\\UE_5.2\\Engine\\Source\\Editor\\Blutility\\Private"
			//Path.Combine(Target.RelativeEnginePath, "Source", "Editor", "Blutility", "Private")
            }
			);
			
		
		PublicDependencyModuleNames.AddRange(
			new string[]
			{
				"Core","Blutility"
				// ... add other public dependencies that you statically link with here ...
			}
			);

Debug （another tutorial）

1.Add an Editor Utility Blueprint (renamed EUB_dummy) and set Quick Asset Action to be Parent Class

2.Make sure you have the editor closed before compile.

4.Create A Debug Header

DebugHeader.h

#pragma once

void Print(const FString& Message, const FColor& Color)
{
	if (GEngine)
	{
		GEngine->AddOnScreenDebugMessage(-1, 8.f, Color, Message);
	}
}

void PrintLog(const FString& Message)
{
	UE_LOG(LogTemp, Warning, TEXT("%s"),*Message);
}

QuickAssetAction.cpp

// Fill out your copyright notice in the Description page of Project Settings.


#include "AssetAction/QuickAssetAction.h"
#include "DebugHeader.h"

void UQuickAssetAction::TestFuckingFunc()
{
	Print(TEXT("I hate the plugin"), FColor::Cyan);
	PrintLog(TEXT("杀杀杀"));

	//if (GEngine) 
	//{
	//	GEngine->AddOnScreenDebugMessage(-1, 8.f, FColor::Yellow, TEXT("I hate this plugin"));
	//}
}

5.Asset Batch Duplication

Scripting Libraries:

1.UEditorUtilityLibrary

2.UEditorAssetLibrary

Try to include EditorUtilityLibrary and EditorAssetLibrary in your .cpp file